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SNAPwidget V2Back in 2013, I made a simple prototyping board that was primarily for the Synapse Wireless RF266 module. I had included the larger RF200...
Marquee Clock Code DemoIt’s been a long time since I have been able to get back to this project but this week I have spent some quality time working on the...
Symon NetBright Marquee DisplaySo, I was cruising eBay one day and I noticed this interesting display. It’s a Symon NetBright 32×120 Marquee display.
Marquee Clock Design – Step 1Well, I figure that the clock ought to look like a real clock. And what better way is there to look like something real than to rip the...
Introducing the Marquee ClockI was looking at my shiney new strip of WS2801B LEDs flashing away and I starting wondering
The Rules of DebuggingAs a Farmboy, an Electronics Engineering Technologist and an Electrical Engineer, I’ve been debugging things almost my entire life. It now...
An Altitude & Airspeed DataloggerA long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I created an altitude and airspeed data logger. It was a project that I did for one of my...
Altium PCB Project TemplatesI came across a very valuable Altium resource recently and I wanted to share it with you.
Expansion board for SNAPwidget V2Since the SNAPwidget V2 board is looking so good, I thought it should have a mate. So, I made a prototyping board that plugs on to the top...
SNAPwidget Version 2A year ago, I made a simple prototyping board that was primarily for the Synapse Wireless RF266 module. I had included the larger RF200...
U&I QuickturnPCBWhen I looked around for a board house to fabricate the pcb for my SNAPwidget V1, my friend recommended U&I QuickturnPCB.
Sick of Beige board layouts in AltiumI am in the process of designing some new prototyping boards and I wanted to find a standard pcb size. The only thing I could find from the...